by Lufthansa Flyer | Jul 26, 2016 | Avgeek, Bayern Munich, Corporate, Featured, Livery |
Lufthansa has unveiled a new livery that will dress up one of their A340 aircraft as it brings Bayern Munich to the USA for the Audi Summer Tour. The tour brings some of Europe’s top Football teams to the USA for a series of exhibition matches in Chicago, Charlotte, and New York. In addition to Bayern, fans will be able to enjoy watching Inter Milan, Real Madrid, and AC Milan take to the pitch.
The first match for Bayern will be in Chicago on July 27 against AC Milan. From there they’ll travel to Charlotte for a match against Inter Milan on July 3 before wrapping up the tour in New York on August 3 against Real Madrid.
To make sure that fans (and airport visitors) know that Bayern is in town, they’ll show up in an A340-600 (D-AIHK) in each city that they are scheduled to play in. After this exhibition, the A340 will continue to carry the livery for the next year.
D-AIHK shown prior to departing to the USA with FC Bayern aboard on July 25.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jul 24, 2016 | 747-8i, Featured, Munich, Route Announcements |
Lufthansa has announced that effective October 30, 2016, service between Munich and Sao Paulo, Brazil (GRU) will be cancelled. The flight numbers for this route are LH504 (MUC-GRU) and LH505 (GRU-MUC).
Daily service between Frankfurt and ‘GRU’ aboard their 747-8i aircraft will continue as usual.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jul 22, 2016 | Featured, Italy, Passenger Experience, Strike |
Capping a stretch of on-again, off-again strikes over the past few weeks, Italian Air Traffic Controllers and some Airline staff are set to walk off their jobs Saturday, July 23 from 1:00p to 5:00p local time.
Those that are striking include airport staff in Rome, Milan Linate, and Milan Malpensa. In addition to the airport employees, it also appears that Alitalia staff in Rome will also join the 4 hour walk-out.
According to EuroControl, this strike will not impact flights overflying Italy or Intercontinental flights (arrivals and departures).
If your travels involve regional or European flights to or from Italy, you may want to check with your airline or travel agent to determine the strikes impact on your itinerary.
